On 2018-08-30 18:08:56 -0500 (-0500), Melvin Hillsman wrote: [...] > I also recall us discussing having some documentation or way of > notifying net new signups of how to interact with the ML > successfully. An example was having some general guidelines around > tagging. Also as a maintainer for at least one of the mailing > lists over the past 6+ months I have to inquire about how that > will happen going forward which again could be part of this > documentation/initial message. [...]

Mailman supports customizable welcome messages for new subscribers, so the *technical* implementation there is easy. I do think (and failed to highlight it explicitly earlier I'm afraid) that this proposal comes with an expectation that we provide recommended guidelines for mailing list use/etiquette appropriate to our community. It could be contained entirely within the welcome message, or merely linked to a published document (and whether that's best suited for the Infra Manual or New Contributor Guide or somewhere else entirely is certainly up for debate), or even potentially both. -- Jeremy Stanley